Minami Katsu 勝みなみ | |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1998[1] |
Birth Place: | Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
Status: | Professional |
Tour: | LPGA of Japan Tour LPGA Tour |
Prowins: | 8 |
Jlpgawins: | 8 |
Nabisco: | T9: 2024 |
Lpga: | T41: 2024 |
Wusopen: | T22: 2019 |
Wbritopen: | T21: 2023 |
Evian: | 53rd: 2023 |
Minami Katsu (ja|勝みなみ, born 1 July 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour when she won the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur on 20 April 2014 at age 15.[2]
Katsu was born in Kagoshima City in 1998. She began to play golf at the age of six under her grandfather's influence. She graduated from Kagoshima Municipal Nagata Junior High School in 2014[1] and from in 2017.
Katsu has eight wins on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including one as an amateur.
Katsu earned her LPGA Tour card for the 2023 season via Q-School.[4]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 20 Apr 2014 | KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open | 66-71-68=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Lee Bo-mee | |
2 | 18 Nov 2018 | Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open | 71-68-64-65=268 | −20 | 4 strokes | ||
3 | 5 May 2019 | Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament | 69-68-67=204 | −12 | Playoff | Jeon Mi-jeong | |
4 | 26 May 2019 | Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open | 68-62-72=202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Yui Kawamoto | |
5 | 30 May 2021 | Resort Trust Ladies | 69-70-69-71=279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Mamiko Higa Momoko Osato Momo Yoshikawa | |
6 | 3 Oct 2021 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 68-67-69-66=270 | −14 | 6 strokes | Mao Saigo Momoko Ueda | |
7 | 31 Jul 2022 | Rakuten Super Ladies | 65-66-64-71=266 | −22 | 5 strokes | Mone Inami | |
8 | 2 Oct 2022 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 72-75-70-68=285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Jiyai Shin |
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